GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM SPACE
Year:2014 | Volume:3 | Issue:12|Papers Count:8

One of the important aspects of climate is its effect on biological conditions especially human comfort. The purpose of this study was to determine the conditions and time zones of comfort in Khorramabad. In this article, bioclimatic conditions of the city including climatic needs, climatic comfort zones, shadow and sunshine required were all measured on the basis of thermal sensation indices such as the effective temperature, Olgyay method, Evans and Penwarden criteria based on the climatic data of Khorramabad during 53 years. The results showed that, the best comfort time for people in Khorramabad based on the effective temperature is from the fifth of April to the fifth of June. Based on Olgyay bioclimatic criteria, only days of April and October can be regarded as comfort zone. According to Evans criteria, the days of April, May, October and November fall in comfort zone in Khorramabad. Also, the nights are in comfort zone during July and August. According to the Penwarden criteria, the weather is pleasant during summer mornings and in autumns there are shadow conditions at noons.

Tourism infrastructures include services and facilities which provide the tourists with welfare. Convenient access to these elements has a great impact on attracting tourists and increasing the length of their stay in their destination. The purpose of this study is to analyze the tourism infrastructures of Tabriz historical- cultural zone through an emphasis on its routes and resorts. To achieve this goal, the needed data were collected from tourists by means of questionnaire, and the statistical calculations were made to find any probable relationships between the variables using SPSS software in the form of chi-square and binominal tests. In order to prepare the required maps, the applications, street networks and resorts were categorized in terms of their performance using GIS. By drawing different buffers in surrounding areas of monuments, an attempt was made to locate and determine the historical connecting rings. The results indicated that tourists take care about the quality of access to special networks such as traffic lights, sufficient transportation devices, and ease of access to resorts. So maintaining the existing condition of infrastructures and improving their qualities, if possible, as well as investing in this area would be in priority to attract the tourists' satisfaction.

Tourism is regarded as a kind of industry in this century and t global economy is the driving force of this industry. This emerging industry has its own unique impact on other industries. A lot of professionals try to develop tourism in rural areas to save the villages from poverty. The first step in the development of rural tourism is to identify the obstacles and challenges. The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the development of rural tourism Yas-e Chay is a village which was used for the purpose of the study using SWOT. The study is a descriptive one in which the obtained data from interviews and questionnaires were used. The results of this study showed the lack of factors like publicity, adequate facilities; health care and funding for tourism development are important ones which have all weakened the tourism development in Yas-e Chay village.

The importance of tourism in socio-economic development of countries is obvious. Economists refer to it as an invisible industry. Tourism is considered as the key factor in economic growth in both developed and developing countries. This article focuses on the development of tourism in Kabudarahang according to the capabilities and limitations of tourism sector, and provides appropriate solutions to develop tourism industry in the area under study. Hence, the objective of the study is cross-sectional. The data needed for the study were gathered through library studies and surveys. To provide strategies and solutions on the basis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, the SWOT analysis model was used.

Isfahan province due to geographical conditions, attractive natural scenery, history, suitable climate, and abundant water resources is considered as one of the main tourist attractions of Iran. In this study, EET bioclimatic index was applied to determine the boundaries of time and place for recreation and water sports during the warm season of the year in the province. The results of EET index showed that the optimum conditions are available for the use of water resources, rivers and lakes for recreation and water sports during summer in most areas of the province. The stations of Naeen, Ardestan, Natanz, Daran, Golpaygan, Isfahan, Kabotar Abad, Isfahan and Shahr Reza with 184 days and Biabanak Stations with 92 days have a minimum number of days allocated for making use of water resources. All the station locations have a peak time of tourism during summer. From April to May, the suitable condition is gradually rising and during the June, July and August we can witness the peak of tourism and water sports; thereafter the temperature decreases gradually and the condition becomes less suitable. During the summer with increasing temperature, high-land area conditions are more favorable than those of the lowland ones.

Special geographical locations and variations in natural phenomena have caused Iran to be the fifth country enjoying natural variations in the world. Despite enjoying abundant natural attractions, Iran’s ecotourism faces with various problems and obstacles in attracting tourists, particularly in bird-watching while in recent years, bird-watching has increased and has been a very important source of income. Today, adequate location of natural resources plays an important role in attracting tourists. In the present research, out of 213 ponds and lagoons in Guilan Province, five lagoons (Anzali, Amirkalayeh, Boojagh, Estill, and Jokandan) have been chosen as the cases for the study. These lagoons, which have been registered in Ramsar international conventions, are managed and supported by the organization of environment preservation in Guilan. Filed operations, area recognition, and filling out the questionnaire were performed and suitable locations for watching birds were identified. Utilizing GPS the geographical coordinates were registered and were located in map through GIS software. A questionnaire was designed and filed out and the obtained results were analyzed using SPSS. Finally, the present problems were studied and some solutions were suggested for developing tourism in the area under study. Finding a way to improve the conditions of tourism is very critical in materializing a sustainable tourism, and bird-watching has been introduced as an appropriate way to help economic growth and preserve natural resources.

Tourism requires employing the advantage of all power and available resources. The city of Mamasani because of the potential, natural attractions, as well as historical and religious development of the tourism industry has great potentials to be a tourist center. Tourism industry is one of the factors which decreases poverty rate and enhances socio-economic factors in rural areas. A survey study was carried out in the villages of has been carried out in villages of Mamasani. 384 tourists and 120 rural tourists were selected as a sample of the study to determine the advantages and disadvantages of rural tourism in the area. The opportunities and challenges facing rural tourism development were taken into account too. The results showed the amount of benefits (including strengths and opportunities) with a score of 40.3 and rate limitations (weaknesses and threats) with a score of 3.08. Mamasani villages despite having strengths and opportunities, including geographic location, diversity of natural resources and attractions history, culture and beautiful landscapes has several weaknesses and threats such as lack of tourism infrastructure, poor management, and weak advertising.

Of the important factors that affect tourism are welfare and human health. Therefore, climate is an important part of the environment which is displayed in the form of recreation and tourism. The purpose of this study was to identify areas of Ardabil Province which are appropriate to be selected as tourism centers using bioclimatic and GIS. Data from such studies, daily mean temperature, minimum monthly mean temperature, maximum monthly mean temperature, average temperature, the average drying temperature, dew point, relative humidity and wind speed of sixteen stations from 1370 to 1390 were chosen. Using bioclimatic techniques, thermal comfort index, effective temperature indicator, and Baker Mysnard indicator, indexed data were analyzed and maps in GIS environment of comfort temperature for the month were prepared. The findings suggest that favorable weather plays an important role in attracting tourists to the province of Ardabil. For most tourists in central and west of the province (cities of Ardebil, Meshkinshahr, Naien, Nir and Sarein) in June, July, August and September, as well as those in the northern part of the province (cities of Parsabad, Bilesuar and germi) in May, June, October and November in the southern part of the province (cities of Kalkal and Kosar) in June, July, August, September and October, the weather is favorable regarding the level of standard welfare in the region.